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Learning Outcome

Acceptance

Time Management

Despite the fact that most of the team are handling less modules this semester than previous semesters, it is still undeniable that the workload generated by our final year project would eventually require us to manage our individual time properly. Working as a team and having shared goals, we would have to be accountable to all our other team members. Therefore, it is highly crucial for everyone of us to be able to manage our time well, in order to meet our individual deadlines for completion of parts of our project.

Expectations Management

Working with real clients provides an extra element to the usual school project setting. Unlike typical school projects, our project involves dealing with our clients' expectations of the team and our project deliverables. These expectations make our final year project experience more realistic and matching with those of the corporate world. This would better prepare us for the rigours that we might face after graduation and eventual commencement of a full-time job.

Expansion of Technical Knowledge

The exposure to new or different technologies in our final year project allows us to learn about the usage of these technologies that we do not focus on in our previous courses in SIS. Although the need to master these new technologies would be a challenge to most of us, being equipped with more of these knowhows and learning to be adaptive would put us in better stead for the future challenges we would face in our working life.

Midterm

Chen Chen

  • People Management

I faced some challenges ensuring everyone follows strictly to the project schedule as most group members became very busy after the term starts. As workloads became heavier, I learned how to motivate group members to keep them going on their with the allocated tasks. However, there are some group members who are more difficult to manage than the rest. Thus, I have learned to do my best to continuously motivate group members to ensure that they do not fall behind the schedule.

Haja

  • Tasks Prioritization

After the decision to change over to Magento and as the school load was getting more, the number of tasks in my to do list was growing. Some of the tasks were so tough for me that I was unable to move on and caused some delays. I decided to change my strategy to divide my time such that I will be able to clear easier tasks faster. I got Chen Chen to help me prioritize based on her opinion. Then I prioritized the items based on my level of confidence. This way, although some of the difficult tasks are still left undone, I managed to reduce my tasks.

Jasper

  • Keep Calm

User Interface (UI) can be time consuming and complex depending on what is to be implemented. After Haja made the decision to switch to Magento, more time need to be invested to learn where edits are to be made and its not so simple as to just edit the CSS files. Often times get frustrated as some edits do not actually change the layouts and the most important thing I took away from this is to keep calm and eventually I will be able to do it.

Wilfred

  • Client Management

I’ve learned that clients are more than meets the eye, and will/can change their mind about requirements in between meetings! It’s also worth paying attention when they talk about their pain points and struggles with the way they’re currently doing things.

  • Quality Assurance

I’ve also realized the importance of testing early and often to ensure the quality of our deployment.